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Alan Blinder Joins the Announcement Effect Club, Calls for Social Security Reform
Read morePrinceton's Alan Blinder says the bond market vigilantes are back; in Europe for now, but they'll be coming here soon. The bond vigilantes, for those...
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Essay: Our Unsustainable Budget Situation
Read moreNIHCM Foundation | May 2010 Our Burgeoning Federal Debt There is little doubt that the United States is on an unsustainable budget path. Budget...
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Market Watch: More Spillover from Greece
Read moreThroughout the week, U.S. financial markets continued to be dominated by a global market “flight to quality” in response to perceived EU policy...
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First YouCut Winner Would Save $2.5 billion
Read moreLast week we wrote about the introduction of YouCut, a project designed to allow people to vote on spending cuts they would like to see Congress enact...
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Glad You Like Stabilize the Debt! Help Us Make it Better
Read moreWe are so pleased our Stabilize the Debt! simulator has been met with such a positive response. Thanks for all your emails and thanks Derek, thanks...
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Op-Ed: Could the U.S. End Up Like Greece?
Read moreCNN | May 20, 2010 Over the past month, we've watched from distant shores as Greece has plunged into a debt crisis. Mounting pressure from global...
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The Thrill of Victory…the Agony of Deficits
Read moreCongress may be dropping the budget ball, but CRFB doesn’t intend to – literally. We will be participating in the 2nd Annual Budgetball on the Mall...
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As Congress Sidesteps The Budget, You Can Step In
Read moreCRFB encourages you to check out our budget simulator: Stabilize the Debt! It's no secret that America's finances are a mess. The problem of our...
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Congress May Not Produce a Budget, But You Can
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget today is launching its new “Stabilize the Debt” budget simulator to allow the public to get a better...
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Defense Spending No Longer Exempt from Scrutiny
Read moreThere's been a lot of discussion over the past few weeks about spending in the Defense Department, following speeches made by Secretary Robert Gates...
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Britain's Spending Cuts
Read moreWith a new government in place, the UK is moving fast to trim their budget deficit. Treasury head George Osborne is expected to announce £6 billion in...
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No Budget, No Plan, No Accountability...No More
Read moreWell past the April 15 deadline, Congress still has yet to adopt a budget resolution for FY2011. Meanwhile, policymakers are looking to add hundreds...